Action Party for Animal Welfare

The Action Party for Animal Welfare (German: Aktion Partei für Tierschutz, abbreviated APT) is a minor political party in Germany.

Action Party for Animal Welfare
Aktion Partei für Tierschutz
AbbreviationTierschutz hier!
LeaderThomas Schwarz
Founded28 February 2017
Membership35[1]
IdeologyAnimal welfare
Political positionSingle-issue
Bundestag
0 / 709
Bundesrat
0 / 69
State Parliaments
0 / 1,884
European Parliament
0 / 96
Düsseldorf City Council
1 / 90
Website
https://www.tierschutz-hier.de

On 28 February 2017, the party was formed by independent candidates in the state of Düsseldorf under the name "Animal Protection List". The party leader is Thomas Schwarz, who was previously chairman of Human Environment Animal Protection (Tierschutzpartei).[2][3] Said Tierschutzpartei, accused Tierschutz hier! of having "a shocking [ideological] proximity to NPD, III. Weg, Die Rechte and AfD".[4]

Elections

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The party participated in the 2017 North Rhine-Westphalia state election, and received 0.7% of the vote.[5][6]

The party ran for the 2019 European Elections where it received 0.3% of the vote.[7] In 2020, the party won a seat in the Düsseldorf City Council with 1.4% of the vote.[8] Also in 2020, the party would run a candidate for Mayor of Dusseldorf, receiving 1,939 votes and 0.8%.

In the 2024 Saxony state election, the party managed to get 1% needed for compensation and thus got more votes than Free Democratic Party.[9] Similarly, in the Thuringian state election, they also got exactly 1% of the vote.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Bekanntmachung von Rechenschaftsberichten politischer Parteien für das Kalenderjahr 2020" (PDF). Bundestag (in German). p. 146. Retrieved 22 January 2024. Am 31. Dezember des Rechnungsjahres 2020 waren 35 Personen Mitglieder der Partei.
  2. ^ Balters, Jörg (11 April 2017). "Neu gegründete Partei für Tierschutz tritt zur Landtagswahl an". Lokalkompass.de (in German). Archived from the original on 3 September 2017.
  3. ^ Decker, Frank; Neu, Viola (2018). Handbuch der deutschen Parteien (in German) (3rd ed.). Springer VS. p. 153. ISBN 978-3-658-17994-6.DNB-IDN 1131816188
  4. ^ "Vorsicht vor rechten Kräften im Tierschutz-Umfeld!". Human Environment Animal Protection (in German). 20 May 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Parteigründung Tierschutzliste" (Press release) (in German). Action Party for Animal Welfare. 1 March 2017.
  6. ^ Führer, Alexander (29 June 2019). "Aktion Partei für Tierschutz – TIERSCHUTZliste gegründet". Lokalkompass.de (in German). Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Ergebnisse Deutschland". Die Bundeswahlleiterin (in German). Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Ratswahl - Kommunalwahlen 2020 in der kreisfreien Stadt 'Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf' - Gesamtergebnis". ITK Rheinland (in German). Archived from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Wahlergebnisse". Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen (in German). Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  10. ^ "Landtagswahl 2024 in Thüringen - vorläufiges Ergebnis". Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik (in German). Retrieved 2 September 2024.